Roll of Honor
Dennis Lee Stemen
Incident
Correction Officer Dennis Stemen was killed in an automobile crash as he was returning to the Allen Correctional Institution after taking a prisoner to a hospital for treatment. The state prison van he was riding in crashed on Route 31 between Mount Victory and Kenton. Officer Stemen was ejected from the van when it overturned after striking a concrete post. Officer Stemen had served with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction for seven years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, and two sons.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correction Officer Stemen gave the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Columbus community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correction Officer Stemen.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Correction Officer Dennis Lee Stemen is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, 5 of 26 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 19.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dennis Lee Stemen's cause is highlighted.
How Dennis Lee Stemen Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Dennis Lee Stemen is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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